Is the 1928 Standing Liberty FH?

Hello,

I am wondering if this 1928 is FH (full/flowing hair)?

Thanks in advance

-MF

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FH stands for Full Head.... and with that picture, unfortunately nobody is going to be able to tell. We need a better picture please. A closeup of the head is needed to make that determination. :smile

 

whao yea...way to small to see.
I believe that you need the post of the picture to be 250kb or smaller to get a good size one...

 

Way too much glare on that to answer your question. I think I got it big enough to tell without the glare.

I played with your pic. Here is the best I could do with it. Maybe someone else can see enough to answer your question.

BTW, that is a 1926 not 1928.

 

Here ya go.

 

From those pictures I would say that that piece is not a full head. There is some weakness directly in the center of the head.

 

Thanks. I upladed another pic. My bad on th date. Hadn't my glasses and wasn't paying attention. :kewl:

 

how exactly do you determine whether its an FH or not?

 

Full head is defined as:

"All details in hair are well defined; hair line along face is raised and complete; eyebrow is visible; check is rounded."

 

And the cheek on this one is very weak and would therefore not receive the FH designation. Thank you

 

Some Standing Liberty FH examples

I went onto Heritage Auctions after posting and took a look at what had sold s a Full Head (FH). I have posted examples.

http://coins.ha.com/common/search_r...Nf=&Ntt=1926+25c&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&x=18&y=11#


Here is a rether weak example in my opinion.
http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1128&Lot_No=719#photo

Sad to say mine is not a full head, but a nice coin either way. Off to eBay it goes...

Thanks for your input.

 

I don't particularly care for the FH designation. I look more for full shield definition - all rivets are showing, and the two circles around the outside of the shield must be full and complete. Generally if the shield is full, the head is probably also. The shield on your coin is lacking considerable detail.

 

I agree I also look at the shield first when looking at SLQ's. It's a much easier spot to look.

 

The coin is already gone. It was just something that I ran accross in a box so I gave it away to a kid on the block. I was just trying to understand the term "FH". I am not collector of the Standing Liberty quarter.

thanks for your input.

 

The definition of FH below is one I am much more familiar with. I never look at Liberty's cheek to see if it is rounded and I don't think the major grading companies do either.

"In order to qualify for a Full Head (FH) designation, a Standing Liberty Quarter must meet three criteria : 1) the three leaves in Liberty's hair must be completely visible; 2) the hairline along Liberty's brow must be complete and 3) the indentation or ear hole must be obvious."

 

....excellent info mark!!

 

Here is a photo to illustrate what Mark is talking about.



Notice on the full head example on the right, three sprigs, complete hairline, obvious earhole. Also note that despite the FH status, there is still shield weakness which both Jason and Matt alluded to.

 

Thanks for the help Mark and Lehigh.
That's something I needed to know.